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Classification of Spinal Cord Injuries: In a Nutshell (Nursing)
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Review Sheet Spinal Cord Injury Assessment Treatment Nursing.pdf
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Reference List Medical Surgical Nursing and Pathophysiology Nursing.pdf
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00:00 So let's wrap up this video series. 00:02 Ligaments, tendons and muscles are the ones that create a natural brace to protect the spinal cord from injury. 00:10 Spinal cord injuries can be classified by three things: mechanism of injury, levels of injury and degree of injury. 00:20 The higher the injury, the more severe the impact will be on the patient's motor and sensory abilities. 00:27 Tetraplegia is the loss of motor and sensory in all four extremities and paraplegia is a loss of motor and sensory function in the legs. 00:37 Spinal cord injury can be complete or incomplete cord injuries. 00:42 Thank you for watching our video today.
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The lecture Classification of Spinal Cord Injuries: In a Nutshell (Nursing) by Rhonda Lawes, PhD, RN is from the course Spinal Cord Injuries and Syndromes (Nursing) .
Included Quiz Questions
Which statement most accurately represents spinal cord injuries?
- Spinal cord injuries are classified by the level of injury, mechanism of injury, and the degree of injury.
- Spinal cord injuries that are lower will have a more severe impact on the patient's motor and sensory abilities.
- Tetraplegia is the loss of motor and sensory functions in the legs, and paraplegia is the loss of motor function in all four extremities.
- Spinal cord injuries can be classified as either partial or total injuries.
Author of lecture Classification of Spinal Cord Injuries: In a Nutshell (Nursing)
Rhonda Lawes, PhD, RN
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